Ed Sheeran Sings Ellie Goulding Diss Song For First Time On ‘SNL’

Ed Sheeran hit the ‘SNL’ stage on April 12 to perform his song ‘Don’t’ for the first time live. He has been very open about the song being about Ellie Goulding, the singer who cheated on him with Niall Horan. Click below to see his full performance.

Ed Sheeran, poured his heart out on stage while singing “Don’t” for the first time live, a new song from his upcoming album X. The lyrics seem to explain everything that Ed went through after finding out his former flame Ellie Goulding had cheated on him with One Direction star Niall Horan.

Ed Sheeran Sings Ellie Goulding Diss Song For The First Time On ‘SNL’

Though he didn’t name names, Ed suggested to Billboard that the song had everything to do with cheating Ellie.

“The story in ‘Don’t’ is 100 percent true. I could have gotten nastier – there was more s**t that I didn’t put in,” Ed said in his Billboard interview.

Ed looked like a man on a mission on stage performing, hitting every note, and not missing a beat. What better way to get back at the woman who cheated on you — sing it in a song so the whole world can know, right?

You can certainly tell by some of the lyrics in the song that Ed was not joking around. “I never saw him as a threat, ’til you ­disappeared with him to have sex,” Ed says in his song.“If I show courtesy and respect to someone, I expect to receive it.”

HollywoodLifers, let us know what you thought of Ed’s diss song. Do you think he’s over Ellie? Leave us your thoughts.